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Ian Kennedy opened the season in the Yankees' rotation, but was unable to log a victory through his first six starts, leading the club to option him to Triple-A. After success there, Kennedy is back.

Mike Mussina won his fifth consecutive start for the Yankees on Wednesday night, who snapped a short two-game skid by limiting the Rays to one run over 6 1/3 innings.

Now that Hank Steinbrenner's voice carries a similar tone and volume to the missives once barked by his father, it was only a matter of time before the Yankees' co-chairman broke his silence, given the club's underwhelming start in the American League East.

Joe Girardi held the first closed-door meeting of his Yankees managerial tenure on Wednesday, addressing his team for about 30 minutes before the club's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field.

“After about a month on the market,” reports Arik Hsseldahl (businessweek.com) “Time Capsule is proving to be far and away the market leader.” Hesseldahl notes that “Steve Baker of market research firm NPD called it the ‘dominant product in its category.’”

Co-chairperson Hank Steinbrenner, in a published report, said the Yankees are not playing up to their potential and must show more fire.

When it opens its doors to customers on May 15, the Apple Retail Store on Boylston Street — located in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay — becomes the largest Apple Store in the US. Customers will enjoy hands-on access to the Mac, iPhone, and iPod on the first two floors, and on the third, they’ll find a Genius Bar and Boston’s first Pro Labs, offering free, in-depth training on Apple’s pro applications.

Mike Mussina, who has faced the Rays more times than any other Major League pitcher, could be just what the doctor ordered for the ailing Yankees in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

Gabe Gross came through with a game-winning single up the middle off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Rays a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Yankees on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.

Alex Rodriguez is planning to rejoin the Yankees' lineup next week, he told reporters on Tuesday at the club's Minor League complex.

Joba Chamberlain and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Goose Gossage had a "great conversation" via telephone on Tuesday, but not surprisingly given their mound demeanors, neither is in any particular hurry to back down.

The Yankees have shipped Kei Igawa off to their bullpen and are primed to recall rookie Ian Kennedy from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start on Thursday against the Rays.

HBO and Apple today announced that customers can now purchase and download critically acclaimed HBO shows — including such Emmy Award-winning programs as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood, and Rome — from iTunes. “We’re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the iTunes Store,” said Henry McGee, president of HBO Video.

On Monday, June 9, a team of Apple executives led by CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address, Apple today announced. The keynote showcases two revolutionary development platforms: Mac OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.